Spice rack



June 28, 1938. c, p BERRY I 2,122,336

SPICE RACK Filed Jan. 21, 1957 3 aasmerpBe/"ry INVENTOR ATTORNEYPatented June 28, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to spice racks for doors of pantries, and thelike and has for an object to provide an all metal device of thischaracter which may be adjustable longitudinally to fit various widthsof doors and which may be for the most part inexpensively formed oflight strong sheet metal stamped parts.

A further object is to provide a neat compact knockdown assembly ofparts which may be applied to doors of various widths and heightswithout the use of tools other than a screw driver.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel details of construction and combinations of partshereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood thatvarious modifications may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a door equipped with spice racksconstructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the parts shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1showing the method of detachably securing the front shelf bars and theshelf to the end walls.

Figure 4 is a. detail sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 3showing the struck up eyes formed in the end walls.

Figure 5 is a detail elevation showing a notched end of one of theextensible bars of the shelf for reception in an associated struck upeye.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of referencedesignate similar parts in the various views, I0 designates aconventional door which may be any convenient door in a kitchen orpantry the rear face of which will afford storage space for containersespecially spices which are prone to become scattered about so as to beinacessible when wanted.

The spice rack comprising this invention includes end walls II which maybe stamped from thin sheet metal and may be of suificient height to formtwo shelves as shown at the upper half of Figures 1 and 2, or simply oneshelf as shownat the lower half of these figures. In either event theend walls are provided with struck out ears I2 to receive securingscrews I3. The end walls II are provided with eyes I4 stamped or struckinwardly from the material of the wall to lie upon the inner face of thewall, certain of the eyes opening from front to rear of the wall asshown, and certain others of the eyes, designated by the numeral I5,opening upwardly and downwardly, the former being adapted to mount slatsor guard rails for the front of the shelf and the latter being adaptedto mount the shelf proper as best shown in Figure 3.

Each front pair of guard rails comprise two telescoping metal strips I6and I1 somewhat in the nature of a curtain rod of conventional type withthe exception that one of the pieces is provided with rearwardlydirected ends I8, best shown in Figure 5, which are provided in theupper edges with substantially rectangular notches I9. These notchesreceive the upper ends of the eyes I4 and removably secure the rails inplace. Preferably each shelf is provided with two of these rails orguide bars as shown. Each shelf proper comprises a pair oftelescopically arranged plates 20 and 2|, as also best shown in Figure3, the longitudinal edges of the plate 2I being curved downwardly overthe longitudinal edges of the plate 20 so that the plates aretelescopically assembled, the plate 20 being provided at the ends withdownwardly extending tongues 22 which are received in the upwardly anddownwardly opening'eyes I5.

It will be observed that by virtue of each shelf proper being formed oftelescopically assembled sheet metal plates, and the guard rails orfront bars of each shelf being formed of telescopically assembled sheetmetal bars, the shelves and bars may be adjusted to fit various widthsof doors.

Inoperation containers such as shown at 23 for spices and the like maybe conveniently stored on the shelves so as to be always accessible whenneeded.

From the above description it is thought that the construction andoperation of the invention will be fully understood without furtherexplanation.

What is claimed is:

1. A rack of the class described, comprising end walls of sheet metal,means for seeming the walls to the rear face of a door or other support,the end walls being provided on the inner faces with struck out eyes,certain of the eyes opening vertically and other of the eyes openinghorizontally, extensible bars extending between the end walls and havingthe ends directed rearwardly and provided'in the top edges with notchesengaged in the horizontally opening eyes, and an extensible shelfextending between the end walls having end tongues engaged in thevertically opening eyes.

,vided with rearwardly directed ends having notches in the top engagedin said horizontally opening eyes and receiving the upper ends of theeyes in said notches, and telescopically arranged plates forming a shelfand having the ends provided with downwardly extending tongues receivedin opposed vertically opening eyes of said 5 end walls.

CASMER P. BERRY.

